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C. STOLLBERG.

CONTAINER, APPLICAIION FILED AUG.22,19I4.

Patented Oct. 7, 1919.

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CHARLES STOLLBERG, or 'rotnno, 0e10,. ASSIGNOB TO AMnaIoaN can COMPANY,on NEW YORK, N. Y., A CORPORATION OF NEW JERSEY.-

CONTAINER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 7 1.919.

Application filed August 22, 1914. Serial No: 858,145;

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES STOLLBERG, a citizen of the United States,residing in Toledo, in the .county of Lucas and State of Ohio, haveinvented a new and useful Improvement in- Containers, of which thefollowing. is a specification.

My invention relates to sheet metal con tainers and has more particularreference to sheet metal containers adapted for the packaging and.marketing of biscuits, crackers and the like wherein a: sheet metal bodycomposed of flat interengaging walls and having an open side adapted tobe closed by a cover is provided for packing. the contents for shipmentand from which the contentsare to be sold as required.

Sheet metal cracker and biscuit boxes are, according to usual custom,seldom sold by the baker to the retail trade,- the return of the box orcontainer being usually required and secured by a deposit of fifty centsper box or container. These boxes are recovered by the baker andrefilled as many times as their condition will permit. It is extremelydesirable therefore, that they be constructed of the greatest possiblestrength and in such manner that they are not easily so badly dentedthat they cannot be repaired to maintain a new and fresh appearance.

The principal object of this invention is to provide a cracker box orthe like of maximum strength consistent with economy of production. Apart of the box frequently bent beyond repair in the past has been theend of the body provided with a cover or closure.

It is an object of this invention to so construct the box that the openend will be strongly reinforced and will, throughout repeated use,present a smooth, even and true appearance.

A further object of the invention is to reinforce the upper edge of sucha box to provide a fiat and substantially true surface to engage theclosure, said reinforce being so constructed and arranged that it willalways be tight when in place and thereby prevent looseness and rattlingof the parts.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will be apparent as it isbetter understood from the following description when considered inconnection with the accompanying drawing illustrating a preferredembodiment thereof.

Referring to the drawing; 7

Figure .1 is a top plan view with. parts broken away of a container orcracker embodying my inventiongaand' Fig. 2 is a partial sectional viewtaken substantially on the line"2-2 of Fig: 1': with the cover of thebox in closed POSliTlOlYl'.

For the purpose ofil lustrating my inven tion I have shown it embodiedin a cracker box of a well known-general design comprising a rectangularbody and: a" cover 4 hinged at 5 in any preferred or suitable manner tothe body.

The upper edges of the walls of the body are provided with a continuousreinforce composed of a plurality of sections 7. Each of these sectionsconsists of a flatangle strip of metal adapted to be placed at aicorner8: at the open side and the lengths of the legs 9 of the sections areofappropriate dimen sion to permit them to interlock at their ends withadjacent sections. The sections 7 are interlocked by-dove-tailconnections, an en-. larged tongue 10 being provided on one leg of eachsection and a suitably formed recess 11 being provided on the other,said tongues and recesses being adapted to interlock the sections asseen in Fig. 1. The sections thus form a continuous flat band adapted toextend inwardly from the upper edge of the side walls of the containerwhere it is held in place by bending the edges of the side wallsinwardly at 12, downwardly at 13 and back beneath the band at 14 so thatthe upper edge of each side wall embraces the band. These edges are cutaway at 15 to provide a smooth fit and to dispose the inwardly extendingportions 16 of the edges of all four side walls in substantially asingle plane against which the under surface of the cover may rest whenthe container is closed.

In accordance with the usual custom the cover is provided with adownwardly extending flange 17 adapted to fit snugly against the outersurface of the side walls so that two pairs of contacting surfaces areprovided at the juncture of each side wall and the cover. This forms agood, substantial seal when the cover is merely lowered to closedposition, which in large measure will prevent the entrance of moistureinto the container and thereby maintain the crackers, biscuits or othercontents in crisp, fresh condition. The sections 7 of the band act ascorner braces and being interlocked together are held in tightrelationship when the edges of the side walls are bent around them tosecure the band in place. The band forms substantially a continuousinwardly eXtending flange at the top of the body of the boxwhichpresents a smooth, even, metal surfacenot readily bent at any. point.This ar-- rangement, therefore, not only materially strengthens thestructure of abox but plays an important part in maintaining a fresh,new appearance after the box has been refilled repeatedly, as the uppersurface of this flange maybe readily buffed to maintain it in a shiningcondition.

It is thought that the lnvention and many of its attendant advantageswill be'understood from the foregoing without furtherdescription, and itwill be apparent that Various changes may be made in the form,construction and arrangement of the parts without departing from thespirit and scope of the invention or sacrificingv any of its materialadvantages, the form hereinbefore described being merely a preferredembodiment thereof.

I claim:

1. A container comprising a sheet metal angular body, and areinforcement about Copies of this patent may be obtained for the mouthof the body consisting of four separate fiat and uniform metal sections,each section being continuous around the corner of the container, saidsections abutting against each other at the four sides of the container,and said sections being tightly inclosed in a flat fold of the edge ofthe body which is bent inward over the tops. of said sections and thencedown at their inner edges and thence outward beneath said sections.

2. A container comprising a sheet metal angular body, and areinforcement about the mouth of the body consisting of four sepa-'tions. V a

' CHARLES STOLLBERG. Witnesses: r r

-L. A. BREEDS, N. H. BLANK.

five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington,D. G.

